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Sunday, 5 April 2015

Pastor accused of murdering pregnant British wife in hotel room in Ghana

A church preacher has been arrested regarding the death of his
pregnant British wife, after her body was found in a hotel room in
Ghana.

Charmaine Adusah, 41, was three months pregnant when her body was
discovered face-down in a bath where it is believed she had been lying
for four days.

Her husband, Eric Isaiah Adusah, 28, a self-proclaimed prophet and
evangelical preacher, was alleged to have left the hotel hurriedly on
the day she is believed to have died.

They checked into the Royal Mac Dic Hotel on Monday March 16 for five days, according to police.
The couple had reportedly disagreed over the length of stay in Ghana,
with Charmaine Adusah wanting to stay longer, according to Ghanaian
newspaper Daily Guide.

He told hotel managers at the time that his three-month pregnant wife was ill and did not want to be disturbed.

After three days, hotel staff became worried and used a spare key to get in the room.

Her body was found "lying prostrate with a white towel wrapped around
her, almost in a decomposed state," according to the paper.

A close family friend claimed last night that the husband flew back
to London but later returned to Ghana after his wife's body was found by
concerned hotel staff.

Adusah, a leader of Tottenham-based Global Light Revival Ministries, is being held on suspicion of murder.

"The Ministry express our deepest sympathy to our Prophet Eric Isaiah
and the Speirs family and stand with them in prayer at this time. Thank
you. God Bless."
Charmaine, who was called Charmain Spiers before getting married, was
originally from Arbroath, Scotland, and studied at Swansea University
before working as a radiographer in the NHS.

She has an eight-year-old son from a previous relationship in Wales.
The child is staying with his father, a British man, reports the Mail on
Sunday.

She was travelling with Bishop John Yaw Adu who tried to heal
mentally ill people by chaining them up at "prayer camps", according to
the Mail on Sunday.

A spokesman for the foreign office said: 'We confirm the death of a
British national in Ghana. Mr Adusah has not requested consular
assistance.'